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susan greenfield gets the treatment she deserves
# tech

susan greenfield gets the treatment she deserves

Susan Greenfield is trying to sell normal changes in human brains in response to stimuli as brainwashing by technology and received an appropriate reply.

the onion explains how science is funded
# science

the onion explains how science is funded

Nothing is more important to a modern nation's prosperity than science and engineering, and nothing is more neglected by today's politicians.

how to make an abstract for an arxiv paper
# science

how to make an abstract for an arxiv paper

If you publish enough complex, highly speculative papers with untestable predictions, eventually, you're going to get trolled.

how webcomics tackle woo with humor and logic
# science

how webcomics tackle woo with humor and logic

Humor can be the beast way to show the shortfalls of a pseudoscientific idea as shown by XKCD and Scenes From A Multiverse.

exploring the creationist thought process
# oddities

exploring the creationist thought process

How to argue like a creationist in one easy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant step.

what your doctor doesn’t want you to know
# oddities

what your doctor doesn’t want you to know

The Onion blows a conspiracy to hide the cure for the common cold wide open.

ouch, we’ve got a couple of burn victims!
# science

ouch, we’ve got a couple of burn victims!

This is what happens when you squander all your goodwill with a community you claim to support.